After discussing recipes with my Dad, we decided a wheat beer is probably my best bet. He suggested finding a German Wheat with Coriander recipe. He knows my palette pretty well so we'll see what I can find at the brew store. I also found this website, beerrecipes.org, that has a really awesome search feature for beer recipes (and even Mead recipes!)
Supplies are officially purchased and on their way from Amazon.com! I still need to visit White Labs and buy ingredients, but the major spending is done! The Gold Complete Brewing Kit was the cheapest I could find that still resembled a professional brew kit (not Mr.Beer!) and didn't break the bank. It has everything my research has told me I need except for ingredients for brewing, and bottles for the end. Also, it doesn't have a brew pot so I had to purchase this: All in all, it was just over $100.
After discussing recipes with my Dad, we decided a wheat beer is probably my best bet. He suggested finding a German Wheat with Coriander recipe. He knows my palette pretty well so we'll see what I can find at the brew store. I also found this website, beerrecipes.org, that has a really awesome search feature for beer recipes (and even Mead recipes!)
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Jose Mendoza
10/26/2014 06:44:17 am
Fruity beer? I have never heard of a fruity beer. I wonder if different types of beer are made following the same or similar procedures.
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Jessica Billeci
11/4/2014 11:39:38 am
The procedures don't vary as much as ingredients. Yeast plays a big role in fruity flavor. My Dad once made a Saison that tasted strongly of banana, and he says that was all the yeast strain that they used. It was actually an accident they were mad about but I loved it. Hops can be added at different times for varying bitter flavors, and the malt/grains used are what gives Guinness and stouts their dark, rich flavors.
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Chas Beam
10/26/2014 01:21:13 pm
$100, That is a good chunk of change. Are there additional expences after the initial kit? If so what are they and how much?
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Jessica Billeci
11/4/2014 11:44:40 am
The ingredients ran me about $40. I learned malt extract, although easier and less time consuming, is more expensive than just starting from scratch with grains. So in the future, I can make a 24 pack for about $40 or less, which sounds a little expensive at first, but it's less than $2/beer which is better than a bar! :)
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11/9/2014 12:55:46 am
I loved that you included a breakdown of the costs involved. I should have have done that with my 20%. I think it's an important and useful aspect of the 20% project.
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AuthorJessica Billeci is an educator for Juvenile Court and Community Schools, and a student in SDSU's M.A. of Ed Leadership w/ Technology Emphasis. This is a blog for EDL630: Curriculum Design and Management. Specifically for the 20% Project. Archives
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